#1Writing & Arts
Toni Morrison
1931–2019African American novelist, essayist, and academic
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Famous people · Lorain
50 famous people were born in Lorain, more of them soldiers and sailors than in most towns
Best known of all is Toni Morrison, written about in 133 languages. Ernest King and Robert F. Overmyer follow. Among the 707 towns in Ohio with famous people on record, the town ranks 3rd. 26 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period.
Born here
50
notable people
Best known
Toni Morrison
in 133 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
Quincy Adams Gillmore
Youngest
1996
Rashod Berry
Most common field
Sports
19 people
What stands out about Lorain’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Lorain
The three are covered in 133, 36 and 22 languages: Toni Morrison, Ernest King and Robert F. Overmyer.
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#2Military
Ernest King
1878–1956United States Navy admiral, Chief of Naval Operations
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#3Known for
What Lorain is known for
Lorain has 2.8× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Lorain’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 7.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lorain
Another 47, 19 of them athletes.
Richard Yuricich
born 1942Three time Academy Award nominated special effects artist
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Victoria Larimore
born 1956American film director, television director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright
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The most names next door are in Amherst: 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lorain and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (17)
- Toni Morrison: John Mathew Smith (celebrity-photos.com), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest King: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert F. Overmyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Muska: https://www.youtube.com/uproxx, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quincy Adams Gillmore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lofton Russell Henderson: USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry A. Anderson: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Massumi: Center for 21st Century Studies, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles J. Berry: Originally uploaded by ERcheck (Transferred by Aeoris), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Hitchens: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Lalić: Непознато, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Lalich: Ohio University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Flanagan: James J. Kriegsmann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Galambos: Yale, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Carlton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allie LaForce: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Richmond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons